I guess we were all posting at the same time. I don't believe any issue is black and white (and I don't mean the races here). There are always gray areas and it is never an either or situation, there is always a third, even fourth etc. solution.

Of course I don't mean all of S. Foster's songs! I truly love Hard Times. If you read my first posting, gawd I can't belive this grew out me suggesting the Missouri waltz as in instrumental piece, you will see that I was talking about what I consider to be specifically racist language.

Please read the Song Appropriateness thread. It was a great discussion. I didn't say you couldn't sing any of these songs; I simply said I wouldn't choose to stay and listen. Please respect my right to be respectful and supportive of people of colour.

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